Setting the stage for Europe to become a tech leader

Say hello to another Friday, & another #WeeklyDEbrief!

This week we continued our work to make Europe a leader in AI, fit for competition & secure by 2030 (🚀ambitious, we know). For that, we band together with our members to spread our ideas on how to champion AI, reduce regulatory burdens for companies, and have a smarter Cyber Resilience Act.

In this edition, you'll also find:

• 30 years of EU Single Market: A high-level debate on how to complete it
• A new impulse to boost EU-Turkey digital cooperation
• Learning from our members on how to prepare for the future of business

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👀 SPOTLIGHT

🥊 A fighting chance for AI in Europe: Even though the AI Act is entering the final stage, there's still no clarity when it comes to foundation models and alignment of existing sectoral laws. That's why we teamed up with 32 of our members across Europe to shed some light and provide clear fixes.

Read more from Reuters:

Speaking of AI!

• This week, our DG Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl and United Nations' Tech Envoy, Amandeep Gill , solidified our shared stance on the need for global AI standards.
• Regulations need to be smart & flexible in adapting to new technologies & their circular lifecycle, our own Omar Dhaher emphasised at the UNECE Conference in Geneva.

☎️ European cybersecurity on the line: After raising the alarm on the Cyber Resilience Act in a joint letter with 6 major European CEOs, this week we followed up with an executive roundtable & a meeting with MEP Henna Virkkunen to tell policymakers (again) how to avoid unwanted, negative scenarios.

Dive once more into the full letter:

⚡ Strong outwards, and efficient inwards: As the European Parliament debated this week how to reduce admin burden for EU companies, we want to highlight our goal of slashing 25% of red tape by 2030 (🤞 which was also promised by the European Commission).

✅ YOUR TO-DO LIST

🛒 Find out how leaders want to ramp up the Single Market: Celebrate with us 30 years of the Single Market and register online to see how we're taking it one step further! While it's a historic occasion to cheer, our DG will highlight how to finally make the single market an actual single market.

🇹🇷 🇪🇺 Be a part of reinforcing digital EU-Turkey cooperation: in an event next week, our member Digital Türkiye Forum will share its report findings on how to better team up for more joint collaboration in the ICT sector. Sign up to be amongst the first ones to know!

🔮 See how SAP is prepping for the future: From AI to carbon accounting & supply chain resilience, SAP is stepping ahead of the game to meet those crucial challenges and help build a greener, more resilient & digital future! Here's a glimpse of their enlightening visit to our office:

🏗️ PROJECTS CORNER

🏥3 days full of digital health: Join the Digital Health and Data week from 28/11 to 11/12 in Ghent and experience three exciting days full of inspiring events, workshops, and panels covering the most burning issues of digital health! Sign up here.

💸 Boosting digital skills: The 5th round of applications for the Digital Europe Programme, offering funding for education programmes as well as digital & cybersecurity skills, are open! Click here for all the details & apply by 21 March 2024.

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